Xiao Xuan

Biodata

Power Progression

Xiao Xuan’s documented cultivation changes are losses caused by quiz penalties, rather than breakthroughs.

Background / History

Over a thousand years before the quizzes, Xiao Xuan was a powerhouse whose presence kept the Hun Clan in check. He extracted the Xiao Clan’s Dou Di bloodline in an attempt to break through to Dou Di, an undertaking he later regarded with deep shame 6 16 25.

While suffering a backlash, he was besieged by more than a dozen Hun Clan Dou Sheng. He fought at the cost of his life and killed several attackers, but failed to kill Hun Tiandi. Their battle nevertheless gravely injured Hun Tiandi and temporarily reduced him to Early-Stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng 3 18.

Xiao Xuan remained in the Heavenly Tomb as a remnant soul. His descendants’ prolonged absence left him ignorant of the Xiao Clan’s condition; he suspected Hun Clan interference rather than realizing how far the clan had declined 2.

Personality

Xiao Xuan is fiercely attached to his descendants but carries guilt over the consequences of his failed breakthrough. Believing Xiao Chen to be the clan’s surviving Dou Sheng, he asks Gu Yuan to convey an apology and have his memorial tablet removed from the ancestral hall. Later, he gives away quiz resources to help the younger generation rather than saving them for himself 16 18.

His hatred of Hun Tiandi is openly vindictive and often playful. He attempts to beat him when cultivation is suppressed, repeatedly calls him a bastard, and delights in his wrong answers. Learning that Xiao Yan will become a Dou Di and defeat Hun Tiandi makes Xiao Xuan increasingly indifferent to his own survival 2 4 14 30.

He is not entirely trusting of his allies. Although initially grateful for Gu Yuan’s apparent care of the Xiao Clan, he becomes suspicious and chooses Xiao Han to carry resources to his descendants instead 13 16 18.

Abilities & Skills

Dou Sheng Combat

Xiao Xuan’s former strength made him a major threat to the Hun Clan 6.

• Mortally wounded several Hun Clan Dou Sheng during his final battle, despite already suffering a backlash 18.
• Gravely injured Hun Tiandi, causing a temporary decline in his cultivation 3.
• Cannot use his cultivation inside the Answering Space; his attempted attack on Hun Tiandi there relies on physical fighting alone 2.

Heavenly Flames

Xiao Xuan possessed three Heavenly Flames during his lifetime 31.

• Two were provided by the Yan Clan, which maintained good relations with him 31.
• The supplied passages do not identify the flames or demonstrate his use of them.

Dou Di Bloodline Extraction

Xiao Xuan extracted the Xiao Clan’s Dou Di bloodline to support his attempted breakthrough to Dou Di 16 25.

• The attempt failed, and he later accepted responsibility for failing the clan 16 18.
• He believes that retaining even a Five-Star Dou Sheng after the extraction would have required substantial outside assistance 16.

Great Wilderness Imprisoning Heaven Finger

Xiao Xuan selects this otherworldly Dou Technique as his second-session prize 12 18.

• Confirms that reward techniques can be given away, then gifts the manual to Xiao Han 18.
• No personal use or mastery by Xiao Xuan is shown in the supplied passages.

Story Role / Major Arcs

First Answering Space Session

• Summoning: Appears alongside Hun Tiandi, Gu Yuan, Zhu Kun, the Nascent Pill, and Xiao Han. He treats Xiao Han as a fellow expert, unaware that he is addressing his own descendant 1 2.
• Confrontation: Tries to beat Hun Tiandi to vent his resentment over their past conflict. Hun Tiandi evades him, while Gu Yuan refuses to intervene 2.
• Future revelations: Incorrectly chooses Gu Yuan as Hun Tiandi’s eventual killer, but takes comfort in the revelation that Hun Tiandi will die 3 4.
• Forced return: Attempts to ask Xiao Han for help before the session ends, but is expelled before he can explain his request 6.

Second Session: Supporting His Descendants

• Xiao Yan’s future: Learns that his descendant will become the Flame Emperor and marry Gu Yuan’s daughter. He initially interprets their childhood connection as proof that Gu Yuan has cared for the Xiao Clan 13.
• Protecting Xiao Yan: Warns Gu Yuan against revealing Xiao Yan’s whereabouts to Hun Tiandi, recognizing that the latter would kill him before he could mature 15.
• Xiao Chen’s possible survival: Correctly chooses Five-Star Dou Sheng as the highest cultivation among Xiao Yan’s living family members. Hun Tiandi’s suggestion that this refers to Blood Axe Xiao Chen prompts Xiao Xuan’s apology to the clan 16.
• Transferable points: Earns a point on the “Dou Qi Turns into a Horse” question and establishes that points can be transferred between people inside the space 17.
• Giving away rewards: Entrusts his remaining point to Xiao Han for the Xiao Clan’s descendants and gifts him the Great Wilderness Imprisoning Heaven Finger 18.

Third Session: Public Exposure

• Danger in the Heavenly Tomb: Returns at Peak Seven-Star Dou Sheng. Although his weakened state puts him at risk, he remains eager to watch Hun Tiandi suffer 30.
• Witnesses from the ancient clans: Long-lived Dou Sheng recognize him and are shocked to see someone who died over a thousand years earlier. Yan Jin interprets his appearance as resurrection 31.
• Xiao Xiao question: Incorrectly selects Xiao Yan as Medusa’s child’s father. When the space instead names the Fallen Heart Flame, he wonders why the child bears the Xiao surname 32 33.
• Seeing Xiao Yan: Takes pride in his descendant’s handsome appearance when the space displays Xiao Yan’s encounter with Medusa and the Fallen Heart Flame 33.

Relationships

• Xiao Yan — Descendant and hope for the Xiao Clan’s future. Xiao Xuan seeks to protect him from Hun Tiandi and use quiz rewards to accelerate his growth 15 18.
• Xiao Han — Unrecognized descendant whom he treats as a peer. He ultimately trusts Xiao Han to deliver resources to the clan 2 18.
• Hun Tiandi — Mortal enemy involved in his fatal battle. Their encounters in the Answering Space revolve around threats, insults, and Xiao Xuan’s enjoyment of Hun Tiandi’s misfortune 2 18 30.
• Gu Yuan — Old acquaintance and intermediary to the outside world. Their cordial relationship becomes strained as Xiao Xuan questions his reliability toward the Xiao Clan 13 16 18 19.
• Xiao Chen — Clansman addressed as “Brother Chen.” News of his possible survival brings Xiao Xuan joy and prompts his request for forgiveness 16.
• Yan Clan — Former allies who supplied two of his three Heavenly Flames; Yan Jin reacts happily to his apparent return 31.

Notable Quotes

“Turning tail and running doesn't seem like your style. Where's all that swagger you had when you hunted me down?” 2

“Tell him that I, Xiao Xuan, have failed the Xiao Clan, and ask them to remove my memorial tablet from the Xiao Clan's ancestral hall.” 16